Shaken France must find a way to stop Spain

Ukraine, Jun 21: France has something that other teams envy: an unbeaten record against Spain in competitive matches.But while France had arguably the better players when they last met in a tournament at the 2006

India TV News Desk [ Updated: June 21, 2012 20:30 IST ]

shaken france must find a way to stop spain

Ukraine, Jun 21: France has something that other teams envy: an unbeaten record against Spain in competitive matches.

But while France had arguably the better players when they last met in a tournament at the 2006 World Cup, this time the French must find a way to stop the reigning European champions from dictating the game in Saturday's quarterfinal.

That looks even more difficult considering how France's defense capitulated in the 2-0 defeat to Sweden on Tuesday, and the fact it will have a makeshift center half pairing for the game in Donetsk.